[GHC] #12619: Allow users guide to be built independently from GHC

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#12619: Allow users guide to be built independently from GHC
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           Reporter:  bgamari        |             Owner:
               Type:  task           |            Status:  new
           Priority:  normal         |         Milestone:
          Component:  Compiler       |           Version:  8.0.1
           Keywords:                 |  Operating System:  Unknown/Multiple
       Architecture:                 |   Type of failure:  None/Unknown
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 At HIW 2016 it was suggested that this would greatly reduce the friction
 to contributing users guide fixes.

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Ticket URL: <http://ghc.haskell.org/trac/ghc/ticket/12619>
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